MDXi, MainOne’s data center subsidiary, will announce the local offering of Microsoft’s Azure Stack to its customers as part of its ‘Managed Cloud Services’. The Stack platform provided in partnership with Microsoft and HPE will be unveiled at MainOne’s 5th annual gathering of customers, partners and tech professionals, called Nerds Unite. With the introduction of […]
Read MoreThe total number of 5G connections will reach 1.5 billion globally by 2025, rising from only 5 million in 2019. This is an annual average growth of 150% over the next 6 years. The new research, Networks in IoT: Sector Analysis & Impact Assessment 2020-2025, anticipated that revenue from these 5G connections is a highly […]
Read Morei4Policy, a pan-African community of over 160 innovation hubs in 45 countries across Africa, has launched a continental consultation to shape the next version of the Africa Innovation Policy Manifesto. i4Policy emerged from a gathering of innovation hubs from across Africa, organised in Kigali, Rwanda in October 2016, and in May 2018 a group of […]
Read MoreNokia is launching a certification program to help industry professionals realize the full business potential of end-to-end 5G networks at associate and professional level. The Nokia Bell Labs End-to-End 5G Certification Program is a first-of-its-kind program that will offer professionals across the information and communications technology (ICT) industry two levels of certification – Associate and […]
Read MoreNigeria’s solar startup Daystar Power has gained access to a debt funding facility of up to US$4 million from SunFunder to help it scale further. Daystar Power specialises in providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions for businesses in the commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors that result in at least a 20 per cent reduction […]
Read MoreInnovation is at the core of business development – whatever stage of the business. With rapid developments in digital technology come more opportunities to adopt technology that will help organisations to experiment with innovation and explore different development frameworks. Many of these opportunities stem particularly from developments in information and communication technologies and the growth […]
Read MoreNedbank service provider’s IT systems have been breached, exposing the big four bank’s personal information of up to 1.7 million clients. In a statement on the eve of valentine celebration, the bank said it has investigated a data security issue that occurred at the premises of a third-party service provider, namely Computer Facilities. Computer Facilities […]
Read MoreFacebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp now has over two billion users. In a blog post, WhatsApp says: “We are excited to share that, as of today, WhatsApp supports more than two billion users around the world. “Private conversations that once were only possible face-to-face can now take place across great distances through instant chats and video […]
Read MoreThe Annual Cyber Security Conference focused on Strengthening the Security Resilence of the Nation’s Communications Infrastructure organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is about to start at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami will deliver a Keynote Speech. The Executive Vice Chairman and […]
Read MoreMore than 7,700 attacks by threats disguised as dating apps are expected to hit Nigeria,kenya,South Africa and other countries in Africa. The countries attacked most often were South Africa, accounting for 58% of all attacks in the region, Kenya (10%) and Nigeria (4%) With Valentine’s Day approaching, singles and couples alike are under intensifying pressure […]
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